Communicable Disease Paper Tuberculosis Communicable diseases rely on fluid exchange‚ contaminated substance‚ or close contact to travel from an infected carrier to a healthy individual. Many people have never heard of a disease called tuberculosis (TB) or not fully aware how serious this disease really is. I will briefly summarize the research that was conducted on tuberculosis by describing the disease in details and discussing efforts to control it‚ indentify environmental factors related
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Epidemiology: Chickenpox (Varicella) Sheree Criner‚ RN Grand Canyon University NRS 427 V December 21‚ 2014 Epidemiology: Chickenpox (Varicella) As stated by to Centers for Disease Control (CDC) (CDC‚ 2013); chickenpox is a very contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). VZV causes a primary infection that is characterized by a rash with macules‚ papules‚ and then vesicles. Other symptoms include fever‚ lethargy‚ and pruritus. VZV then remains in the body on the sensory nerve
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HIV: A Communicable Disease HIV‚ Human Immunodeficiency Virus‚ is a communicable disease that was once considered a death sentence years ago. It is a disease that is contracted by the exchange of bodily fluids such as blood‚ semen‚ and vaginal secretions. Persons can be affected by the disease for years without knowing it. To date‚ blood tests that pick up the antibody is the only way of detecting it. Patients may be asymptomatic‚ which means the disease is present‚ however‚ symptoms
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Health Promotion- Non Communicable Diseases Non communicable diseases are leading threat to health and development. “Non communicable diseases (NCD’s) outpace all other causes of morbidity and mortality each year‚ though most NCD’s have modifiable risk factors and are preventable” (WHO‚ 2012). Non communicable or chronic diseases are diseases of long duration and generally slow progression. NCD’s are leading causes of death worldwide and 80% of deaths occur in low and middle income countries. The
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Communicable Disease Paper HCS 457 10/24/2011 Racheline Napier Communicable Disease Paper Your 17 year old daughter has a new boyfriend that you have been dreading this for such a long time. They are spending way too much time together and as a parent you feel it is time to step in. You go to your daughters’ room to find that she is miserable‚ no he did not break up with her‚ she has had a fever for most of the week‚ she complains of a sore throat and just really not feeling well. You
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The Global Economic Burden of Noncommunicable Diseases Contents: * Author info * Abstract * Bibliographic info * Download info * Related research * References * Citations * Lists * Statistics * Corrections ------------------------------------------------- Author Info * David E. Bloom ( dbloom@hsph.harvard.edu) (Harvard School of Public Health) * Elizabeth Cafiero ( ecafiero@hsph.harvard.edu) (Harvard School of Public Health) * Eva Jané-Llopis (
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WORKSHEET FOR INFECTIOUS AND COMMUNICABLE DISEASES Fill-in the letter corresponding to the disease which manifests the stated characteristics: A. Varicella ____Major risk for fetus: demise‚ IUGR‚ cardiac‚ eye and ear defects. B. Coxsackie ____Mumps‚ with complications of orchitis‚ unilateral deafness C. Diptheria ____A gram positive diplococcus causes pneumonia‚ OM‚bacteremia & meningigits. D. Erythema Infectiousum ____Whooping cough; paroxysmal cough‚ esp nocturnal
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Unit 12: P6: Communicable disease Introduction Anthrax is contagious and highly fatal if you have been exposed to it as when it is breathed in through the respiratory tract‚ it enters the lungs it causes internal bleeding‚ swelling and tissue death. History Anthrax has said to have been one of the Egyptian plagues at the time of Moses. And it is said that the ancient Romans have recorded cases of anthrax Anthrax is sometimes used a weapon‚ as it is highly effective. It was used throughout
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Communicable Disease Paper Charlotte Hall HCS457 Sarah Dunn 3/4/2013 Communicable Disease Paper Communicable disease is a notifiable disease; this is any disease that is required to be reported (HEALTH‚ 2005). Communicable disease includes sexually transmitted diseases (STD) like Chlamydia. Chlamydia is a bacterium called Chlamydia trachomatis and is a commonly reported STD (Services‚ 2012). This disease may not have any symptoms to indicate a problem within the person. Chlamydia affects
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Communicable Disease: Chickenpox/Shingles Communicable diseases are the results from the contributing factor(s) of spreading a bacterium or virus that clings onto one person whereby passing to another. The chickenpox virus is not a respecter of persons‚ and children are the most vulnerable because of exposure to environmental situations that cause spreading of the virus. Communicable diseases are preventable‚ however; prevention focuses on how the disease spreads. Health care professionals play
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